Supporting means for refrigerating apparatus



March 20,1934. GREENWALD 1,951,655

SUPPORTING MEANS FOR REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Filed May 28, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR flaraZZ/Z. dreen a/aLd' ATTORNEYS March 20, 1934.H. A. GREENWA LD 1,951,655

SUPPORTING MEANS FOR REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Filed May 28, 1951 2Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS UN TED STATES PATENT orrics ISUPPORTING MEANS FOR IREFRIGEBATIN G APPARATUS Harold A. Greenwald,Detroit, Mich, assignor to Thomas C. Whitehead, Detroit, Mich.

, Application May 28, 1931, Serial No. 540,736

Claims. (01. 62-116) This invention relates generally to supportingcluding the cooling element 12 may be within means for refrigeratingapparatus such as the the food compartmentjB. :As shown, the comportableapparatus of the package unit type illuspressor 8, condenser 11 andmotor 9 are mounted trated in my pending application, Serial No. upon abase 1-1 that is rigid with the panel G,

5 440,556 filed March 31, 1930, now Patent No. while the cooling element12 is mounted upon 60 1,898,438, patented February 21, 1933, and conandprojects forwardly from the panel G. sists of certain novel features ofconstruction, In the present instance the base H of the unitcombinations and arrangements of parts that will is guided to and fromthe proper position within be hereinafter more fully described andparticuthe compartment C and is supported therein by l0 larly pointedout in the appended claims. means of slides 15 and 16 which are pivotedat 65 In the accompanying drawings: their forward ends upon the uprightside walls Figure 1 is a section through the refrigerator 17 and 18respectively of the opening 7 and. are

with parts broken away; movable vertically for a limited distance inplates Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig- 19 and 20respectively secured to uprights 21 and 15 ure 1; 22 respectively of thecabinet. As shown, each 70 Figure 3 is a sectional plan of a portion ofa slide has a horizontal portion 24, a vertical 'porrefrigerator showingone of the slides attached tion 25 and a flange portion 26; Preferablythe thereto; vertical portion 25 is at one longitudinal edge Figure 4 isa section on the line 44 of Figof the horizontal portion and extends ashort 20 ure 3; distance beyond the rear end thereof, while the 75Figure 5 is a perspective view .of one of the flangeportion 26 projectslaterally 'from the, plates; upper edge of the vertical portion 25adjacent Figure 6 is a perspective viewof one of the the rear endthereof. The horizontal portion 24 slides. serves as a seat for the baseH, the projected 25 Referring now to thedrawings, A is a refrigerends 27of the upright portions 25 are received ator cabinet of substantiallyrectangular conin slots 29 and 30 in the plates 19 and 20; and thefiguration provided at its upper end with a transflanges 26overlap thebase H and serve to retain versely extending vertical partition lhavingforthe same on the horizontal portions 24 of the wardly and rearwardlyextending stepped. porslots.

30 tions 2 and 3 respectively secured to the front Thus with thisconstruction the base H with 5 and rear walls 4 and 5 of the cabinet anddlvidthe high side E of the refrigerating apparatus ing the latter intocompartments B and C rethereon may be readily moved through theopenspectively. As shown, the compartment B is acing 7 and slidlongitudinally of the sides 15 and cessible through an opening 6 in thefront wall 16 until the panel G abuts the partition 1.

of the cabinet and is adapted to receive food, Inasmuch as the slides 15and 16' are pivoted at [on while the compartment C is accessible throughtheir forward ends and have a limited vertical an opening I in thepartition 1 and is adapted vmovement at their rear ends, the high side Eof to receive refrigerating apparatus 1). 6' are the refrigerating unitmay be engaged with the openings for air in the front wall of thecabinet slides even though the base H is not exactly at 40 and 7' and 7"respectively are passages at the top right angles to the partition 1 andthe opening '7 p5 of the cabinet. establishing communication bemay beeffectively closed by the panel (3% even tween the openings 6' andcompartment (3 though the panel should not be at a true right wherebyair from the atmosphere may be conangle to the base 11, as the playafforded by the ducted to and from the compartment C. slides 15 and 16will'permit the panel G to adapt 15 Preferably the refrigeratingapparatus D is a itself properly to the front face of the partition l.109 portable unit of the compressor expansion type Moreover, theweightof the parts on the slides with the refrigerant high and low side's'Eand F will automatically maintain the rear ends of the thereof in acommon horizontal plane upon opslides down and thus will cause the panelG to be posite sides of an upright panel G. Thus the high held firmlyagainst the partition 1. In. other side of the apparatus including thecompressor 8 words, the center of gravity 'of the entire machine 5 andassociated parts such as the motor 9, fan 10 unit is on the oppositeside of the slide pivot and condenser 11 may be within the compartpointsfrom the panel, therefore with the unit in ment C; the panel G may abutthe forward face place gravity maintains the panel tightly against ofthe upright partition land close the ope ning the vertical machine,opening. Ii desired, a

7 therein, and the low side F of the apparatus insingle clamp 31 may beused to secure the panel m G against the partition 1. Thus the unit maybe easily and quickly moved to and from operative position in thecabinet. The opening 7 will be closed even though inaccuracies inassembly of the base and panel occur and it is not necessary to use anumber of securing means to retain the parts in such operative position.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partprovided with an opening through which portable refrigerating'apparatusmay be inserted, and a support for such apparatus including an elementpermanently mounted in said cabinet independently of said refrigeratingapparatus for pivotal movement relative to said part.

2. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright portionprovided with an opening through which the high side of refrigeratingapparatus may be inserted, and a support for such apparatus including aslide pivoted upon said upright portion.

3. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partitionprovided with an opening through which the compressor of refrigeratingapparatus may be inserted, and a support for such compressor includingslides pivoted at their forward ends upon the side walls of saidopening.

4. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partitionprovided with an opening through which a portion of refrigeratingapparatus may be inserted, and a support for such apparatus includingslides pivotally engaging the partition at spaced points thereof, andmeans in rear of said partition for limiting the pivotal movement ofsaid slides.

5. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partitionprovided with an opening through which a compressor of a refrigeratingapparatus may be inserted, and a support for such compressor includingslides pivoted upon the side walls of the opening and extendingrearwardly with respect to said partition, and stationary means in rearof said partition for limiting the pivotal movement of said slides.

6. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partitionprovided with an opening through which refrigerating apparatus may beinserted and having an upright member in rear of said partition, anelement carried by the upright member and having a slot therein, and aslide for refrigerating apparatus pivoted at its rear end movable in theslot in said element.

'7. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partitionprovided with an opening through which a base of a portablerefrigerating apparatus may be inserted and which is adapted to beclosed by a panel carried by said base, and a support for said baseincluding means independent of said base permanently carried by andmovable relative to said partition, whereby the panel may close theopening.

8. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having an upright partprovided with an opening through which the high side of a portablerefrigerating apparatus may be inserted, and a support for suchapparatus including slides pivotally mounted for movement in rear ofsaid part.

9. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having a food compartment anda machine compartment, a portable refrigerating apparatus including alow side adapted to be received in said food compartment and a high sideadapted to be received in said machine compartment, and a support forsaid high side including means secured to a fixed wall of the machinecompartment and being arranged for pivotal movement within said machinecompartment.

10. In combination, a refrigerator cabinet having a food compartment anda machine compartment and being provided with an opening leading to thefood compartment, a unitary refrigerating apparatus including arefrigerant condensing element adapted to be received in said machinecompartment, a refrigerant evaporating element adapted to be received insaid food compartment, and a slab of insulating material disposedbetween said elements, and a support for said condensing elementcomprising means secured to a stationary wall of the machine compartmentand being arranged for pivotal movement in said machinecompartmentwhereby said slab of insulating material seals said food compartmentfrom said machine compartment by the weight of said condensing element,said unitary refrigerating apparatus being insertable and removable intoand from said cabinet through said opening.

HAROLD A. GREENWALD.

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Patent No. 1,951,655.

March 20, 1934.

HAROLD A. GREENWALD.

it is hereby certified that the, above numbered patent was erroneouslyissued to "Thomas C. Whitehead, Detroit, Michigan," as assignee, whereassaid patent should have been issued to Kelvinator Corporation, DetroitMichigan, a corporation of Michigan, as assignee by mesne assignments ofthe entire interest in said invention as shown by the records ofassignments in this office; page 1, line 88. for "sides" read slides;and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these correctionstherein that the same may conform to the record of the case in thePatent Office.

Signed and sealed this 19th day of June, A. D. 1934,

(Sean Bryan M. Battey

